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- Throughout his career, Schumacher has amassed an incredible filmography with some of the most critically and financially successful films of the last several decades. Whether it's goofy comic book adaptations, compelling crime thrillers, or even charming vampire tales, Schumacher certainly knows how to tell an entertaining story.
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- The Number 23
- Twelve
- Trespass
- Dying Young
- D.C Cab
- Bad Company
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman
- Blood Creek
- Batman and Robin
- 8mm
Jim Carrey has proven himself time and time again to be an actor capable of deftly complex and emotional dramatic work in movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Man on the Moon. His performance in The Number 23, however, feels like a hackneyed parody of a comedic actor trying to go serious. Indeed, the entire movie is a misguided thr...
Schumacher helped to define the teen movies of the 1980s but that magic didn't carry over to 2010 for Twelve, adapted from Nick McDonnell's novel of the same name. Gawker Media gave it the honor of being "the worst movie in the history of Sundance." Twelve couldn't help but seem dated or behind-the-times in the age of The Hills and Gossip Girl, and...
The final feature film of Schumacher's career came and went with a tiny limited release and next to no buzz, despite its starry cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, and Ben Mendelsohn. The performances help to lift Trespass above The Number 23but not by much. The home invasion thriller centers on a diamond dealer and his wife who are hel...
In 1991, Julia Roberts was one of the biggest stars on the planet, an A-Lister of stratospheric proportions who could make any movie a hit. Dying Youngwas a serious box office success at the time and Roberts is strong in the role of a woman hired to be the caretaker of a rich man living with leukemia. The movie itself isn't quite up to her level, a...
This comedy starring Mr. Tand Gary Busey was only Schumacher's second spin behind the camera but it made a big enough impression to get Hollywood's wider attention. It's a dizzying and often confused movie that benefits greatly from a strong cast, a kick-ass soundtrack composed mostly of Giorgio Moroder-produced songs, and a vibrant cinematic take ...
Chris Rock and Sir Anthony Hopkins in a buddy comedy thriller: Together at last? This odd-couple pairing is simply too ill-matched to succeed and it simply cannot compare to other similarly plotted movies like Rush Hour, 48 Hrs, and, of course, Lethal Weapon, from which it borrows heavily. Bad Companydoes, at least, have that Jerry Bruckheimer touc...
Schumacher made his directorial debut in 1981 with a pastiche on the sci-fi classic The Incredible Shrinking Man that existed mostly as a big-screen comedic platform for the skills of Lily Tomlin. It’s Tomlin herself who drags The Incredible Shrinking Womanto the level of entertaining through the sheer force of her talent. Written by Tomlin's regul...
Schumacher got down and dirty with this 2009 horror film that introduced audiences to a young Henry Cavill and an up-and-coming Michael Fassbender. The director, cast, and screenwriter David Kajganich, who would later go on to pen the Suspiria remake, have the time of their lives with this gruesome tale of Nazi occultists that features some great s...
Once upon a time, Joel Schumacher was accused of killing Batman’s popularity and time as a major Hollywood player thanks to the critical mauling that Batman and Robin received. The studio wanted a kiddie-friendly extended toy commercial and you can’t say that Schumacher didn’t deliver on those orders. Still, with the passage of time, it’s safe to s...
Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker followed up the critical success of his script for Se7en with, perhaps fittingly, 8mm, another grimy thriller with a dark twist. 8mm, however, didn't quite reach the same peaks at David Fincher's drama. Schumacher is highly adept at capturing a smothering level of griminess and the true ugliness of the criminal unde...
Joel T. Schumacher (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ɑː k ər /; August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer.
Joel Schumacher was an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and fashion designer from New York City. He rose to fame in the 1980s for directing the coming-of-age drama "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), and the vampire-themed horror film "The Lost Boys" (1987).
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The Client (1994)80%. #1. Critics Consensus: The Client may not reinvent the tenets of the legal drama, but Joel Schumacher's sturdy directorial hand and a high-caliber cast bring John...
Jun 24, 2020 · But for Driver, “Joel Schumacher was the funniest, chicest, most hilarious director I ever worked with. Once,” she’s tweeted, “an actress was complaining about me within earshot; how I was dreadfully over the top (I was).
Jun 23, 2020 · When I asked Schumacher what his ambition was, he fixed me with a gaze of the most unguarded sincerity and said, “I want to be a really good director.”
